Carnahan Fan and Under Pressure

emagician · Mar 12, 2009

Hey guys, I'm new to flourishing and this'll probably sound stupid. I have been working on the Carnahan Fan and even though I am extending my fingers as far as I possibly can, it still gets stopped. Also, I can't seem to get the cards to go staight back to my hand, they always seem to come out diagonally. Help? Tips?

Jack

Ramo D. · Mar 13, 2009

try with you other hand because im both handed.(i forget the word) but i mostly use my right hang and when i try carnahan with my left hand it sucks but right handed it perfect

mini magician · Mar 13, 2009

Ramo D. said:
try with you other hand because im both handed.(i forget the word) but i mostly use my right hang and when i try carnahan with my left hand it sucks but right handed it perfect

ambidextrous is the word your looking for

Ramo D. · Mar 13, 2009

mini magician said:
ambidextrous is the word your looking for

i couldnt spell it lol

Llero · Mar 13, 2009

I had the same problem. You'll figure it out if you keep practicing. You're probably extending too soon. The deck needs to flip about halfway around before it spreads, iirc

emagician · Mar 14, 2009

Thanks guys! By the way, I've been working on trying to become comfortable with both hands becuase right now I'm the opposite of most flourishers so it is hard to learn on the dvds.

The Tumbleweed · Mar 14, 2009

Just to step off topic for a sec, there's difference between being ambidextrous and being both handed. I'm both handed, which means I do different things with different hands, my left hand is dominant, yet I do many things with my right hand, like XCM, or swinging bats. Ambidexterity is being indifferent with each hand, you can use both for anyhting without any difference.

JDENredden · Mar 14, 2009

Tumbleweed said:
Just to step off topic for a sec, there's difference between being ambidextrous and being both handed. I'm both handed, which means I do different things with different hands, my left hand is dominant, yet I do many things with my right hand, like XCM, or swinging bats. Ambidexterity is being indifferent with each hand, you can use both for anyhting without any difference.

If your a left hander you do magic and flourishing in your right hand (vice versa for right handers). Im weird im right handed but I use my right hand for magic and floursihing.

JDEN

tally-ho · Mar 14, 2009

I am ambidexterous, but for cards, I will be right-handed only because that is how I was taught. I can still do it left-handed. For writing or guitar, it doesn't matter left or right. As for the fan, try bending you knuckle a bit more and position it higher up to give more clearence.